SpaceX animation shows Falcon Heavy operation from liftoff to orbit

After the rocket's liftoff, SpaceX's animation shows two of three Falcon 9 rocket boosters coming back to the space center for landing.

Author:
Andrew Krietz

Published:
10:59 AM EST February 6, 2018

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A new animation released ahead of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch shows how it'll go from takeoff to orbit if all goes according to plan.

Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world should it get off the ground later today, Tuesday, Feb. 6. The launch window is open from 1:30-4 p.m. at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A.

After the rocket's liftoff, SpaceX's animation shows two of three Falcon 9 rocket boosters -- a combined 18 Merlin engines -- coming back to the space center for landing. The last booster continues on but later lands on a SpaceX ship in the ocean.